Events For 12/09/2017

The Clearwater Fiber Guild meets the second Saturday of each month at the Chippewa Valley Museum. Comprised of individuals who share a passion for fiber art, the guild shares with show and tell, and offers demonstrations. Visitors are welcome.

Are you ready to get whipped into shape and have a blast while doing it? Do you kind of hate gyms, but love monkeying around?Circus bootcamp draws from the best conditioning practices of yoga and aerials to bring you a whole body/mind fitness routine that will actually inspire you to practice more consistently.

Universal Yoga is an authentic system of yoga. Goals of practice include increasing strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, will power, energy level, and finding stillness of the mind. Classes are appropriate for beginners to seasoned practitioners.

Begin your day with a Mindful Morning Flow. This class is accessible to new students and a centering class for those with more experience. Awaken the body with a juicy flow, stretch it out, and open your meridians for a wonderful day ahead. Heated to 80 degrees.

This is a mixed levels Alignment Yoga class, appropriate for beginner through intermediate students. The emphasis is on proper alignment and mindful movement to reduce injury and build strength and flexibility, increase body confidence and reduce stress.

A typical Winter market day is presented by 15-20 farmers and artists selling everything from vegetables to fruits, eggs, breads, meats and handmade crafts. Friendly atmosphere, fresh coffee, hot prepared foods and live music every week. All welcome!

Tiny Tots is a place for kids to bring their parents, grandparents or caregivers for some creative, dramatic, memory making fun. Come on in and get your play on. Make some memories, and burn off some energy.

Take advantage of these monthly opportunities to purchase high quality local vegetables, meat, dairy, eggs, bakery, honey, maple syrup, salsa, popcorn and other farm products directly from the people who produce them.

Ager Association members conduct tours in the house and provide background about Waldemar Ager. Owned by the Agers during the first half of the 20th century, the house is a meeting place for members and the general public and is now the repository of a fully catalogued library for research on Nordic languages, cultures, and history.

Featuring standard gauge trains running on 384 square feet of track all decked out for the holidays. Night trains on Tuesday and Thursday. Preschool age activities include Thomas the Tank Engine toy trains and track. More family activities on Thursdays & Saturdays.

If you’ve ever cozied up at the Joynt, chances are Ted’s been your bartender a time or two. Outside of Eau Claire’s favorite haunt, he’s one of our region’s best potters. Showings of his work are rare special occasions .

Each Saturday morning we will have a special guest on hand to read a story or two in the V1 Gallery. Afterwards kids can pick from a handful of local coloring pages to color here or at home and enter to win a $50 Local Store Gift Card. After kids turn in their drawings, they will be up on Volumeone.org/store for public voting.

The Volume One Gallery Located inside the Local Store at the Volume One World Headquarters, 205 N. Dewey St., Eau Claire

Explore what happens when hobbies and passions take a much larger role in our lives. UW–EC students, alumni, faculty, emeriti, staff and community creators will be present to showcase their creations, talents and fun merchandise. Anticipate all kinds of work ranging from knitting, Legos, cosplay to monster models, comic books, artists, game developers and more.

Independent booksellers Dotters Books will have a selection of new and used books for adults and children available for purchase at Northbound Supply. Enjoy wintery drinks from the espresso bar, curl up with a book in the store’s cozy window seats, and find great reads for the book lovers in your life.

In addition to his evening jazz sets at The Lakely, check out Shane's brunch sets featuring American folk music, sometimes alone, sometimes with friends. Stop by for midwestern brunch classics and classic and original morning drinks.

This year, St. Nick and the Snow Princess will be in the store to visit with you from 10am-noon and 1-3pm. Enjoy Free Scones. Take Pictures with St. Nick. Read holiday Stories with the Snow Princess. BOGO Free Sale on All Consignment from 9am-3pm.

Join Abby Shroeder for this 4-week series where your kiddos will learn all about yoga in fun way. Parents can enjoy a class of their own at the same time in the HOT studio. The adult class is included with the purchase of the Kids Yoga Series.

The Yoga Room - Eau Claire's Yoga Studio 2839 Mall Dr., EAU CLAIRE

Cost: Full series - $40 for members, $50 for non-members; $15 Drop-in Rate

Citizen's Climate Lobby is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that empowers people from all walks of life to become effective advocates for a livable world. Learn proven ways to speak effectively and powerfully about climate solutions to friends, neighbors, business leaders, and elected officials.

"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived 12 little girls in two straight lines." So begins this delightful story of Madeline's Christmas! Based on the beloved children's book this is the perfect musical treat for the entire family to start the holiday season.

Motivational, inspirational and informational program. With pot luck meal, fellowship and more. If there is someone you are concerned about with gambling or other addictions and would like more information please feel free to come.AA, Ala non, NA, Gam anon are all invited to join in.

Invert Your Asana workshops are for the yogi who wants to explore inversions and arm balances. Learn key methods of engagement and focus that will allow you to 'fly'. This workshop will focus on foundations of building a strong headstand. Already inverting? There's still so much more to learn.

Lazy Monk Brewing is excited to bring to the Chippewa Valley a true German Christkindlmarkt! The first three Saturdays in December we will bring you an outdoor shopping market for your holiday gift giving. Vendors include local potters, cheese makers, handcrafted wooden gifts, handcrafted soaps, and other locally made products for your buying pleasure.

An hour of crafting to make a beautiful tassels. Tassels can be used to decorate your life! Put them on your pillows, keychains, bike handles, or make a garland. Coffee and tea will be provided. Choose your color combination from a variety of yarns.

Santa will be at Oakwood Mall daily. Santa’s house is located in the Sears wing. Santa may take occasional breaks to feed the reindeer throughout the day, so be sure to check his schedule online. Time flies, except when you're in line, so go online to make a reservation and get to see the big guy on time!

Jo Burke and Jody Balow, owners of 200 Main Gallery in downtown Eau Claire have embarked on a 30 day challenge, each creating an 8x8" piece of art each day of November. View the work that is inspired each day - by events, inspirations, activities and insights.

200 Main Gallery 200 Main Street (corner of Main and Graham), Eau Claire

Cookies will be sold by the pound, while students perform seasonal music. A free children’s carnival with face-painting, ornament-making, and other games and activities. Hot beverages available for purchase. Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus will visit 12:30-2:30pm. New this year, a table of handmade gifts with all proceeds going to the orchestra.

Stop in at Tangled Up In Hue for our Pop & Shop with Earthen Elements. Julie Beaton is an amazing soap maker and has a wonderful all natural and handmade body care line. She will have items for both women and men. Meet the maker and find out about her process and the ingredients she uses.

Learn to balance, support, and play with another student. We will warm up with conditioning practices that help you become a stronger base, a more flexible flyer, and a more attentive spotter. Learn to fly, learn to fall, and have some fun with this more challenging acro class that builds off of the basics.

"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived 12 little girls in two straight lines." So begins this delightful story of Madeline's Christmas! Based on the beloved children's book this is the perfect musical treat for the entire family to start the holiday season.

Carnival Games, Holiday Bingo, Prizes, Cookie Decorating, Concessions, and a Bake Sale. All proceeds go to Corey and Valerie Brooks, who are in the process of adopting “Baby Brooks” through Lifetime Adoption Agency.

Don’t miss out on this fun outing during the holiday season for you and your child or grandchild. Enjoy a lovely lunch of mini sandwiches, mini desserts and tea. Children will create a mini whimsical wintery garden to take home.

White Folks explores the experiences and stories of eight white people from a small farming community in northern Wisconsin. The author, Tim Lensmire, grew up in this community and creates a generous but clear-eyed portrait of white folks’ conflicting ideas and feelings about race and who they are, as white people, in America. Lensmire will read from and sign copies of his book.

The Volume One Gallery Located inside the Local Store at the Volume One World Headquarters, 205 N. Dewey St., Eau Claire

Enjoy a fun day/evening of painting made easy and exciting. A talented social artist will instruct you step by step through recreating the featured painting of the night. Paint on canvas, wood, bags, glasses, and more.

A FREE, seasonal local music series in the Volume One Gallery. Watch the show, shop the store, or just hang out and celebrate the holidays. Show starts at 7pm, free, all ages. Check online for more up to date band lists.

The Volume One Gallery Located inside the Local Store at the Volume One World Headquarters, 205 N. Dewey St., Eau Claire

Boats & Bridges are a five piece folk-rock band formed in 2015 at UWEC. Their debut album, Aloof, is full of their capable musicianship and timeless sound. Join them in the Volume One gallery as part of our annual Jingle Jams series.

The Volume One Gallery Located inside the Local Store at the Volume One World Headquarters, 205 N. Dewey St., Eau Claire

Greg Herriges plays an eclectic mix of original and traditional world (“whirled”) music on guitar, voice, and bouzouki (Greek lute), with an innovative approach honed by his studies of Asian and other international styles.

A fun night of dancing to the fabulous music of the Dean's List Band. They will play a variety of music that encompasses Waltz, Foxtrot, Swing, Rumba, Cha Cha and more. All dancers are welcome to attend. Dressy attire.

Elisium is a three-piece hard rock band from VA. Currently touring the USA. Catechize is the culmination of die hard prog junkies based out Bloomer Wisconsin. Sleep Signals has explosive live performances and a high-energy songwriting style.

Plays a variety of popular 60s to 80s Classic Rock & Classic Country dance music and some more current hits. Many songs covered were number one on the charts. Performing Beatles, Buffet, CCR, Cash, Clapton, Diamond, Eagles, Orbison, Willie Nelson, Zac Brown and many more.

Sean Carey will play for the late night crowd at The Lakely. In addition to enjoying craft cocktails and regional beers/wines, order from our popular late-night menu featuring the Scandinavian Koldtbord.